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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 13.205
এই ত’ কহিল প্রভুর মহাসংকীর্তন ।
জগন্নাথের আগে যৈছে করিল নর্তন ॥ ২০৫ ॥
ei ta’ kahila prabhura mahā-saṅkīrtana
jagannāthera āge yaiche karila nartana
Thus I have described the great performance of congregational chanting by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as He danced in front of Lord Jagannātha.
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The author concludes his description of the great performance of congregational chanting.
This performance was led by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu danced in front of Lord Jagannātha.
Public ecstasy with inward longing. The festival’s collective joy carries the profound Vraja mood of meeting and separation.
The mood of Madhya 13 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When the cars reached the place known as Balagaṇḍi, the devotees offered the deities simple food. At this time, in a nearby garden, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees took a brief rest from the dancing.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 13
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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chanting”, “congregational”
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How does this summary bring congregational chanting and the Lord’s dancing together in your mind?
Read the verse aloud once, giving attention to congregational chanting and the Lord’s dancing.
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